Reclaiming and conveying apparatus



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To rif/ZZ whom t may concern Be it known that I, FRANois LEE broiler,v

a citizen of the-United States, residing in the city of Washing-ton andistiict ci' Co- -lu1nbia, have invented oertain new and usefulimprovements in Reclaiming and Con veying Apparatus, of which thefollowing is a specification.

` l rlhis invention relates to apparatus for' conveying; materiel trom aplace otsupplyl to distant points by means of belt convey- .ers, and theobject or" this invention is t0 provide an apparatus to which materielmay 'be supplied and which willV deliver it to .f either of two beitconveyers which inay Carry the material to any desired point ofdelivery.

In carrying out my invention, i provide two main oonveyei' -belts whichmay be of indefinite length end which are arranged be- 250 tween therails of two parallel tracks. Un each ot. said tracks l ariange a truel:which is motor driven and which is equipped with a hopper whichdeliversto the conveyer belt beneath it. The two tiuelts support atraine in which is mounted a conveyor belt adapted to deliver to eitherof' said hoppers. Said belt is motor driven and inay be moved in eitherdirection by properly ope-rating the motor. @n saidv iframe is a trackwhich supports a truck lirovined with an open-mouthed hopper adapted todeliver mete/rial to two chutes which in turn Convey the materiel tovthe eonveyer belt on seid fronde.

The arrangement is such that' inateiial may be delivered in any desiredwey to said last i'nentioned hopper either by a digger or by othermeans, and may be leiivered to either oi' the main conveyor belts.

The aceon'ipenyinp; 'di'mvings is an end view of ieelainiing apparatuseinlgiodying my improvements.

Each oit the conveyer belts l is lermngged between the rails 2 of atrack parallel with said eonveyer. 0n each track is mounted a e5 truck3, the Wheels 4 of 'which are driven by iotors 5. Each trueli 3 supportsa hopper (5 which deliversto the belt beneath it, rihe two trucks areconnected by a horizontally arranged reelaiinei iianie 7, said framebeing supported at each end by one oi' said truelis., @n said traine isa track consisting oi rails 8 which support e truck 9', the Wheels l()of which are driven by a motor ll. Said truelt suppoi s a frame l2 onwhich is mount ed an open-mouthed hopper 13 which de- 5o livers to twochutes 14.-, i5. The trueh 9 may be moved by the motor il in eitherdirection and held at any desired position on the ieclaiiner traine.'

Material may be supplied to the open- 430 mouthed hopper 13 by anysuitable apparatus such as a eiigger and may be conveyed by the belt 16of the reclaiiner freine to either of the inain conveyer belts. The beltlo drivnby a niotor l?" and may be operated in either direction.

in this 'Way material may be received from apparatus Working on eitherside of the reelainier traine between the two niein eonueyei' belts andmay be carrie gl by seid belts to distant points.

i c .im es my invention:

Apparatus for reclaiming and Conveying material, eoinprisingl tivoparallel ina-inconveyer belts trucks mounted to move parallel with saidbelts. motors for driving the trucks, hoppers carried by the trucks anddelivering to the main eonveyei belts, a reclaiiner 'traine sinipui'tedby said truels, a eonveyer belt mounted said ironie end delivering toeither o t' said liolmeis, a motor 'for driinn` seid beit in eitherdirection, a. track on the reolahner frame. a [truck supported thereon,a inotoi' for drivinzgT said tiiiicin and a hopper earied by said truckand deliver- S5 ing'. to the conveyor beleef said i'ecleinier iranie.

'in testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my naine.

FRiiNCIS LEE STUART.

